2015: Let’s try collective presidency

SIR: Nigeria is drifting in a Mali-Somalia anarchy direction.All of us should stop watching helplessly. Together, we the people must brainstorm and work for a more suitable, stable order for the benefit of all Nigerians and their descendants.

Deliberate, constant inclusion of elected trusted leaders from all regions at the federal presidentail level is needed to achieve sustained rule of law for constructive, productive labour in Nigeria.

Persisting with current winner-takes-all constitution is very dangerous from Nigeria’s past, current and future realities on ground.

Any educated, gifted and competent Nigerian from anywhere should be seriously eligible for election as President in an affordable, credible, free and fair elections.

We should consider the idea of a collective president elected on the same day by and from each zones of South-south, North-west, South-west, North-central, South-east and North-east zones in 2014 for 2015.

The elected collective President from South-south will have the first shot for the first two years from May 2015 to May 2017. The position is then passed on every two years among the elected collective presidents from the six zones in a constitutionally pre-enacted order.

Key ministerial portfolio assignments/reconfirmations for collective Presidents are done by the President for each two years in consultation with the Presidents.

There shall be one term of 12 years only for each collective presidency just as new collective presidents are elected every 12 years.

No one single measure can eliminate all of Nigeria’s operational deformities. This is only one of key solutions needed along with true federalism, much less corruption than now at all levels among others.

If adopted and implemented, this change will ensure one highly respected, elected President from each of the six zones; it will reduce significantly fears of marginalization and domination for all Nigerians, enhance a feeling of actual joint ownership of Nigeria for constructive participation in nation building and give Nigerians and international investors stable atmosphere for orderly advancement at all levels.

It will certainly save Nigerians from the destructive, proxy guerrilla wars by political power seekers and those seeking domination by force for Nigeria is blessed with considerable human and material resources.

Our deformities need not be permanent. We can and we should move to perform much better than we currently do with the abundant God-given endowments at our disposal.